MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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